#8B5DB5

#8B5DB5

Color Values

HEX

#8B5DB5

RGB

139, 93, 181

HSL

271.4, 37.3%, 53.7%

HSV

271.4, 48.6%, 71.0%

CMYK

23.2%, 48.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.565 0.1385 306.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5DB5

#87B55D

Analogous

#5F5DB5

#B55DB3

#8B5DB5

Triadic

#8B5DB5

#B58B5D

#5DB58B

Split Complementary

#8B5DB5

#B3B55D

#5DB55F

Tetradic

#8B5DB5

#B55F5D

#87B55D

#5DB3B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5DB5

Protanopia

#7777A0

Deuteranopia

#7A7D9B

Tritanopia

#898F8B

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5DB5;
color: #8B5DB5;
border-color: #8B5DB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C3ABD9
400
#A27DC4
500
#8250AF
600
#68408C
700
#533370
800
#412858
900
#312041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.85:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.33:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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